- Brand and Dosage: the commercial name and strength of the medication; cannot be edited
- Classification: the method of delineating and categorizing the medication
- Generic: the chemical name of the medicine; cannot be edited
- Group: defines a group medications, such as Steroids
The Dose tab contains dosage and prescription information that will pull into any prescription created for the medication.
- Take: The amount of medication per dose.
- Duration: How long the medication should be taken.
- Route: The manner in which the medication is taken, such as orally, via inhaler, etc.
- Dose Calc: Indicates the method of dose calculation; internal to MacPractice.
- Frequency: How often the medication is taken.
- Unit Qualifier: Indicates the units for the overall prescription; internal to MacPractice.
- Dispense: Total amount of the medication to be prescribed.
- Drug Form: The form of the medication, such as tablet, pill, capsule, etc.
- Refills: Number of refills the pharmacist should allow.
- National Drug Code: Used to search and tie the NDC number to the current medication.
- RxNorm Code: Used to search and tie the RxNorm code to the current medication.
- Form: Toggles the paper form used for the prescription.
- May Substitute: Indicates a pharmacist may substitute a generic medication for a brand name one.
- Freehand Sig: Special instructions for the patient or additional information regarding the prescription; will appear on the prescription label.
- Special Instructions: Further information for the pharmacist regarding the prescription or patient; will not appear on the prescription label, but will appear on the printed prescription.
The Info tab contains text boxes for more information on a selected medication, such as drug interactions, side effects, significance of the selected medication, and so on. These fields are informational only and are not used by the patient's pharmacy.